GamingBolt points the way to a reddit thread about a texture allegedly found within Counter-Strike: Global Offensive that's being interpreted as a Half-Life 3 clue, though Valve has been steadfastly denying that any sort of viral marketing or ARG is underway for a continuation of their shooter series. Thanks Ant via Digg.

Bhruic wrote on Jan 6, 2012, 06:58:If they are working on HL3, which would be nice, I really hope they don't give in to Blizzard, Bioware, etc style hyping with announcements well over a year before the game will be out. If they are going to release it in June (as an example), announce it in May.

That's likely to be the case, that's how they've handled many of their other game releases. Most companies need the hype but Valve has a built-in audience thanks to Steam and their popular IP, they don't need to do magazine ramp ups and etc.

If they are working on HL3, which would be nice, I really hope they don't give in to Blizzard, Bioware, etc style hyping with announcements well over a year before the game will be out. If they are going to release it in June (as an example), announce it in May.

Graham wrote on Jan 5, 2012, 16:03:Valve hires talented 3D animators like Karen Prell. They begin to release short films for TF2, slowly becoming longer; the most recent tops five minutes in length, and the quality has increased immensely.

Half-Life 3 isn't coming as a game.

Humm no, HL3 simply gonna be a game with cinematics...thinking that HL3 will not be a game is just crazy and a terrible decision.

Graham wrote on Jan 5, 2012, 16:03:Valve hires talented 3D animators like Karen Prell. They begin to release short films for TF2, slowly becoming longer; the most recent tops five minutes in length, and the quality has increased immensely.

Half-Life 3 isn't coming as a game.

That would suit me just fine, as they'd surely release a game based on the movie.

Evil Timmy wrote on Jan 5, 2012, 17:21:Even if Valve had a particular release date in mind, what's the likelihood that they'd actually hit it, given their previous track record? They seem to be taking Trent Reznor's path, and over almost the same timeframe: less interested in the actual product, more interested in how the product is packaged, consumed, and sold. This isn't to say it's a bad thing, as we're going through massive upheaval in how every type of media and entertainment is distributed, and these experiments at the fringe are necessary. Digital music outsold physical last year, and boxed PC games are becoming dinosaurs. But I'd still love to hear a new NIN album that affects me as much as The Downward Spiral, and I'd love to play a Valve shooter with the solid, intelligent, seamlessly-integrated characters from, and gameplay innovations of, Half-Life 2.

Yeah Reznor's work is watered down these days. I'm a fan, but it needs to be said.